PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective

Sleep Deprivation and Combat PTSD

How come I cannot find anything on sleep deprivation and its impact on memory encoding during a traumatic event? Huh?? Or maybe I have not looked in a year or so and its out there now, anybody taking the hint?

Published Thu, Jun 17 2010 7:22 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: Sleep Deprivation

The Straight-Jacket of Combat PTSD

The more time we spend caring for our combat vets within the community, fewer of them will have to done the straight-jacket of Combat PTSD~~Scott Lee

Published Thu, Jun 17 2010 7:05 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: Quote Me, combatPTSDnews

Scott Lee on Altruism

Image via Wikipedia Altruism is the race to balance between our passions and purpose to effect social change, against one's own self-interest. A calling that was not of our choosing, but a gift from God to do his bidding. When we hear it and obey...

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 11:29 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, Altruism

My Hands are Weapons

Image by Daniela Vladimirova via Flickr My hands are weapons and sometimes I'm afraid to take them with me. If you are a Combat Veteran and feel this way at times and if you would like to vent anonymously. Please feel free to do so in the comment...

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 4:28 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective, images, VENT

The Straight Jacket Realization

My husband and I watched the movie Shutter Island , which to say the least, was pretty weird but somewhat interesting. After the two hour flic, we went outside on the porch to catch the fresh cool mountain air. We talked about the movie and the criminally...

Published Wed, Jun 16 2010 6:42 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Media Release: Combat Relief Helps Returning Combat Troops Reconnect With Society

PRESS RELEASE Combat Relief Helps Returning Combat Troops Reconnect With Society The Grant Humanitarian Foundation announces new programs to care for America’s military men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan San Francisco, California, June...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 9:15 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, press release

Time Running Out for PTSD Sufferers to Claim Benefits

Markham Evans with Virginia News Channel 8 , WASHINGTON - The U.S. military has agreed to pay millions of dollars to veterans who were discharged from the service for post-traumatic stress disorder with lower disability ratings than they are entitled...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 10:46 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, video

To the Struggling Combat PTSD Vet

Our loved ones do not understand us, we were trained to filter out many things that would not get us killed. Today we filter out speech, actions, intentions, expectations and the subtly of it begins to enchain the Combat Vets mind. To his Combat Values...

Published Mon, Jun 14 2010 8:35 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective

Letter of Complaint

Dear Uncle Sam, Thank you for keeping my husband alive during war and for that I am grateful. I stood by him through 15 months with a heavy heart, spent sleepless nights worrying about him, and prayed that another day would bring some type of communication...

Published Sun, Jun 13 2010 8:32 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

PASP(1) Resource Seal of Approval: Family of a Vet

From the desk of Combat PTSDnews... Scott Lee reporting here, I am happy to announce that I will be updating our PASP(1) Resource Seal of Approval to include Family of a Vet to recognize the hard work they do and would like to extend an offer to join...

Published Sat, Jun 12 2010 6:31 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: family, PASP(1) Seal of Approval, combatPTSDnews

Communicating with Deployed Combat PTSD Soldier

I received this email just about 30 minutes ago from a woman whose fiancée is deployed in a war zone with PTSD that he has had since 2005! Diagnosed with PTSD and still in combat? Really? To some of the general public this will be a surprise, but to those...

Published Sat, Jun 12 2010 2:02 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, communicating with Combat Vet

New Look at Combat PTSD News Headquarters

Hello Everyone! Sitting here and want to dedicate this new look here at PASP, a redesigned mission required a redesigned website. We are gathering more forces and resources here at PASP I was getting overwhelmed with trying to keep track of it. Now, it...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 6:15 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews

Label Me Not: PTSD Voluntary Placement on GA Driver's Licenses

A close friend on mine posted this article yesterday and the more I thought about it...the more it made me really mad. I want you to read over it and see what your thoughts are on this. Some Georgians could soon be carrying a unique driver’s license ...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 7:02 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

To Blame or Not to Blame

As I was working online today, I got an email in regards to this blog. A wonderful email which really reduced me to tears, which by the way, have been trying to push aside. Thank you so much for sending me that, and know that what was said will always...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 4:46 AM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Veteran's Issues Examiner of Louisville Kentucky

Today I just received confirmation that I will be heading the post of Veteran's Issues Examiner of Louisville, KY. This changes nothing in my mission here at PASP(1), but actually will build upon our momentum with our work here. I will be reporting...

Published Wed, Jun 09 2010 4:38 PM by PTSD, A Soldiers Perspective

Filed under: combatPTSDnews, Examiner.com, Combat PTSD Vet Perspective

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